Sulzer’s fun trip

Former Predator Alex Sulzer is on the best roadtrip of the season. The reason? He gets to sleep in his own bed.

Sulzer, who was drafted by Nashville in 2003 and played 53 games with the Predators in parts of three NHL seasons, signed with Vancouver during the summer. Nashville traded Sulzer to Florida last season to make room for some of its younger players. Sulzer still maintains a home in Nashville during the offseason.

“To come home and not feel like I’m on the road, it makes it a lot easier,” Sulzer said.

Though he has played just 12 games this season, Sulzer said he has no regrets with signing with Vancouver, who came into the contest with the second highest point total in the Western Conference.

“Overall I’m happy I signed with Vancouver,” Sulzer said. “It’s a great team and a great group of guys. Obviously I would like to play more, but when I signed I knew I would be fighting for a roster spot.”

As a 2003 draft pick, Sulzer maintains a bond with some of Nashville’s other defensemen picks from that year, Ryan Suter, Shea Weber and Kevin Klein.

“Yeah, I got to see him yesterday after our practice and say hi and wish him the best,” Klein said. “He’s a good team guy, and we miss him. Hopefully he does well over there.”